Demir Hisar is a municipality in southwestern Republic of Macedonia

Republic of Macedonia

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. Demir Hisar

Demir Hisar (town)

Demir Hisar is a town in Republic of Macedonia. It is the seat of Demir Hisar Municipality. This small settlement has an absolute Macedonian ethnic majority...

, which means "iron fortress" in Turkish

Turkish language

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, is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. Demir Hisar municipality is part of the Pelagonia Statistical Region

Pelagonia statistical region

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Geography

The municipality borders Drugovo Municipality

Drugovo municipality

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 to the north, Kruševo Municipality

Kruševo municipality

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 and Mogila Municipality

Mogila municipality

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 to the east, Bitola Municipality

Bitola municipality

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 to the south, and Resen Municipality

Resen municipality

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, Ohrid Municipality

Ohrid municipality

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, and Debarca Municipality

Debarca municipality

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 to the west.

The following villages are situated within the municipality of Demir Hisar: Babino, Barakovo, Bazernik, Belce, Boiste, Brezevo, Cerevo, Dolenci, Edinakovci, Golemo Ilino, Graiste, Kociste, Kutretino, Malo Ilino, Mrenoga, Murgasevo, Novo Selo, Obednik, Pribilci, Radovo, Rakitnica, Rastojca, Sladuevo, Slepce, Sloestica, Smilevo

Smilevo

Smilevo is a village in the Republic of Macedonia, municipality of Demir Hisar.It is famous for the Ilinden-Preobrazhenie uprising which started in the village in the morning of August 2, 1903...

, Sopotnica

Sopotnica

Sopotnica is a village in the Republic of Macedonia, it used to be a separate municipality but as of 2005 it belongs to the Demir Hisar municipality....

, Strugovo, Suvodol, Suvo Grlo, Sveta, Utovo, Vardino, Virovo, Velmevci, Zagorice, Zasle, Zeleznec, Zurce, and Zvan.

Demographics

According to the last national census from 2002 this municipality has 9,497 inhabitants.

Ethnic groups in the municipality include:

• Macedonians = 9,179 (96.7%)
• Albanians = 232 (2.4%)
• others.

External links

• Official website